Brandon Steiner interview today about the DJ3K items for sale

[ChiefBenderForever]

80% will be paying off student loans for 15+ years $150-300k is no joke. I'm just saying give the guy some credit he sold 10 mill of dirt that's pretty impressive. How many MBAs could pull that off?

[Ejm1]

Originally Posted by ChiefBenderForever

80% will be paying off student loans for 15+ years $150-300k is no joke. I'm just saying give the guy some credit he sold 10 mill of dirt that's pretty impressive. How many MBAs could pull that off?

I give him credit for sure, no question. It just feels a little like he nows he is taking advantage of a blind audience and knows these trinkets will never be worth more than they are at this second. In 40 years will these goods be at a Robert Edwards auction getting 100,000. I think not. The way it is today even non collectors with no clue would say "Lets pay 600 now and are kids can go to college after we sell it down the road". I think just a few buyers really love Jeter and the moment and just want a momento.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Ejm1

I think just a few buyers really love Jeter and the moment and just want a momento.

We'll have to agree to disagree on this point. Most of the people buying stuff in the team store on July 9 were buying $25-$50 t-shirts and hats with DJ3K on them. Nobody was in there trying to buy investments, or thinking that they could sell a t-shirt ever again. We all wanted to have mementos. Really, on that day, there were lines around the concourses with people just trying to get something to take home to remember the event. Maybe brag to their friends that they were there. I've seen a ton of great games at Yankee Stadium, new and old, including Aaron Boone, Cone and Wells' perfectos, 2009 clinching the WS, all three 2001 WS home games, etc. And the atmosphere at the Stadium after Jeter hit No. 3000 rivaled or surpassed just about all of them.

[Ejm1]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

We'll have to agree to disagree on this point. Most of the people buying stuff in the team store on July 9 were buying $25-$50 t-shirts and hats with DJ3K on them. Nobody was in there trying to buy investments, or thinking that they could sell a t-shirt ever again. We all wanted to have mementos. Really, on that day, there were lines around the concourses with people just trying to get something to take home to remember the event. Maybe brag to their friends that they were there. I've seen a ton of great games at Yankee Stadium, new and old, including Aaron Boone, Cone and Wells' perfectos, 2009 clinching the WS, all three 2001 WS home games, etc. And the atmosphere at the Stadium after Jeter hit No. 3000 rivaled or surpassed just about all of them.

Thats fine, a shirt or pennant and I feel there is alot of Jeter love at that level, but sticking with the $600 dollar balls and pictures are those just Jeter fans or Stiener marketing victims who think these will be the greatest items in history? By the way, I live in Ohio so I don't have the Yankee vibe and outside of New York area intrest is near nill in Jeter.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Ejm1

Thats fine, a shirt or pennant and I feel there is alot of Jeter love at that level, but sticking with the $600 dollar balls and pictures are those just Jeter fans or Stiener marketing victims who think these will be the greatest items in history? By the way, I live in Ohio so I don't have the Yankee vibe and outside of New York area intrest is near nill in Jeter.

There are certainly some Steiner marketing victims in the group, no doubt. But there is a lot of gifting going on.

[ChiefBenderForever]

That's a sweet ticket David! Very cool, but wouldn't it even be sweeter with a pinch of quality 1939 dirt?

[David Atkatz]

I know! I've been lookin' for years, but no joy.